Down 1-0, the Yankees were three outs away from being shut out for the second time in 42 games heading to the ninth facing Mariners closer Andres Munoz, who entered with 13 saves in 14 chances and a 0.00 ERA in 18 outings.

The Mariners had an opportunity against Devin Williams with their own ghost runner, advancing Garver to third on a pinch-hit Miles Mastrobuoni sacrifice bunt, but pinch-hitter Rowdy Tellez couldn’t get the run home, flying out softly, and Taveras grounded out.

Max Fried and Bryan Woo dealt zero after zero, and even after they left, just two of the ten combined relief pitchers allowed runs — single scores apiece. The Yankees simply couldn’t get the one hit they needed,